Hey!, I found 250 million masks!

BUTCH1

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Problem is they were SOLD to foreign buyers in ONE DAY. Yup, your gonna be pissed when you read this, from a Forbes article,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidd...yers-and-this-is-what-i-learned/#403b05dc56d4
"By the end of the day, roughly 280 million masks from warehouses around the U.S. had been purchased by foreign buyers and were earmarked to leave the country, according to the broker — and that was in one day. "
 
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BUTCH1

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Everyone loves the Free Market, until they dont get what they want.
But this is not about the latest gadget or newest phone you co worker snagged instead of you, these are life and death to those who are working in the hospitals, it's in this situation the Government should assume complete control and ensure they are not sold to an overseas client at outrageous profit.
 
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But this is not about the latest gadget or newest phone you co worker snagged instead of you, these are life and death to those who are working in the hospitals, it's in this situation the Government should assume complete control and ensure they are not sold to an overseas client at outrageous profit.
The DPA could have been used to fill government orders first (as it is routinely done in other areas), but we're led by a nincompoop
 

Paratus

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Problem is they were SOLD to foreign buyers in ONE DAY. Yup, your gonna be pissed when you read this, from a Forbes article,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidd...yers-and-this-is-what-i-learned/#403b05dc56d4
"By the end of the day, roughly 280 million masks from warehouses around the U.S. had been purchased by foreign buyers and were earmarked to leave the country, according to the broker — and that was in one day. "

I’m shocked. Who could have taken them?
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alien42

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i wish i was surprised. our leadership should have stepped in and enforced the DPA and managed our existing supply but they didn't and Americans will die because of it.

MAGA my ass.
 

shortylickens

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But this is not about the latest gadget or newest phone you co worker snagged instead of you, these are life and death to those who are working in the hospitals, it's in this situation the Government should assume complete control and ensure they are not sold to an overseas client at outrageous profit.

THATS FREE MARKET!

thank you for proving my point.
 
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1prophet

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I also hear this free market thing brings democracy, goodwill among men, and opportunity for all, if only the USA would follow China's lead and get rid of all those pesky rules and regulations that inhibit the free market like

minimum wages and labor laws,

FDA and other health organizations,

EPA,

OSHA,

etc. because we all know the free market will sort it all out in the name of that which is most sacrosanct above all

profit.

or we can do the next best thing and outsource everything, wash our hands of it while virtue signaling about workers right, human rights, environment, global warming while enjoying the profits and cheap throwaway goods of those outsourced products.
 

cytg111

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SO .. if you wanna swat someone today .. .call in a 5000 mask hoarder ... copy
 
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cytg111

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Just gonna throw this here



Bernie never had a chance.
 

obidamnkenobi

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But this is not about the latest gadget or newest phone you co worker snagged instead of you, these are life and death to those who are working in the hospitals, it's in this situation the Government should assume complete control and ensure they are not sold to an overseas client at outrageous profit.
I don't understand what you're saying; to the free market those are equal. If I have more money I get it before you do. No matter what it is
 

interchange

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This is something Trump could still fix quite easily with the defense production act, right? Is there any downside other than missed opportunity for profiteering?
 
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This is something Trump could still fix quite easily with the defense production act, right? Is there any downside other than missed opportunity for profiteering?
The DPA gives the government the authority to get it's own orders filled first. But it requires someone exercising that authority
 

HomerJS

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So we allow masks to be shipped out of the country when we have a shortage. Sounds like the classic definition of doing a good job. I guess that's the Trump sliding scale.

Meanwhile Obama wears a tan suit, scandal!!
 
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pauldun170

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“We’re a country not based on nationalizing business,” said Trump.
‘We’re not a shipping clerk’: Trump







and just for amusement
March 15th
 
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alien42

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Damn Trump for signing all of those free trade agreements and injecting capitalism intravenously into our health care system and supply chains.

are you intentionally ignoring the fact that the President has the power to temporarily stop the free market in case of an emergency like this pandemic?
 
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